Michael Sarnoski is an American filmmaker, who wrote and directed the films ''

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'' (2021) and '' A Quiet Place: Day One'' (2024). For ''Pig'', he received numerous awards and nominations. His next film is '' The Death of Robin Hood'', with a release date not yet announced.

Early life

Sarnoski grew up in

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in the United States and attended the

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. After graduating in 2006, he went to

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, where he majored in art and film.

Career

While at Yale, Sarnoski co-wrote and directed the short film ''Love for the Dead'', set in a zombie apocalypse. Sarnoski met Vanessa Block during the making of the film, and they later collaborated on the 2015 short documentary '' The Testimony'', which Block wrote, produced, and directed while Sarnoski was editor and executive producer. Sarnoski also directed episodes of the TV series ''Olympia'' and ''Fight Night Legacy''. Sarnoski wrote and directed ''

'' based on a story by him and Block, and

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released it in theaters in the United States on July 16, 2021. Sarnoski received the

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and was nominated for the

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and the

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and Best First Screenplay Award. He also received various nominations and wins from dozens of critics associations. ''

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'' wrote that ''Pig'' "subverted the past decade’s uptick of revenge films, ending in an empathetic gesture and emotional appeal rather than a bang", and ''Creative Screenwriting'' reported that the film "put Sarnoski on the map as a unique creative voice". In April 2022,

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hired Sarnoski to write and direct a film adaptation of the 2018 graphic novel ''

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''.

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, who directed ''

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'' and ''

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'', approached Sarnoski to write and direct '' A Quiet Place: Day One'' after another director,

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, exited due to creative differences with Krasinski. Sarnoski wrote the screenplay based on a story by him and Krasinski and directed the film.

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released ''A Quiet Place: Day One'' in theaters globally in late June 2024. Also in 2024, Sarnoski began development of the film '' The Death of Robin Hood'', featuring the legendary outlaw

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, with production to begin in February 2025. In early 2025, while in post-production for ''The Death of Robin Hood'', Sarnoski signed on to write and direct a live-action film adaptation of the video game ''

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''.

Filmography

Accolades

Michael Sarnoski received numerous awards and nominations for the 2021 film ''

''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarnoski, Michael Living people 21st-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters Film directors from Wisconsin Filmmakers from Milwaukee Screenwriters from Wisconsin University School of Milwaukee alumni Yale University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)